The Great Lakes Tow­ing Com­pa­ny proud­ly announces the first har­bor assist for its newest tug, WISCONSIN.  On Tues­day, Decem­ber 8, 2020, the tug WISCONSIN assist­ed the CALUMET, a Great Lakes bulk freighter owned and oper­at­ed by Rand Logistics. 

Tug WISCONSIN brought the CALUMET from the Riv­er Dock locat­ed on the Cuya­hoga Riv­er in Cleve­land, Ohio out to the Main Entrance of the river. 

Tug WISCONSIN’s crew includ­ed Cap­tain Scott Bak­er and Deck­hand Rus­sell Lempke. 

“This was the first time I had the oppor­tu­ni­ty to make an inau­gur­al tow with one of our new tugs. It was an honor!”

- Cap­tain Scott Baker

Tug WISCONSIN is Hull 6505, the fifth Damen tug to be built by Great Lakes Ship­yard under the Tow­ing Company’s cur­rent fleet renew­al pro­gram.   

Pho­tos cour­tesy of Scott Tish.